Cheesy Bacon Monkey Bread Recipe By Tasty

BACON CHEDDAR MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, melt the butter. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Add the yeast and sugar to a small bowl. Gently pour the warm water over it. Let proof until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Once butter is slightly cooled, whisk in the milk, egg and yeast mixture. Add the flour and salt and stir until well combined. Using well-floured hands, form dough into a moist ball. Place in a buttered bowl and cover in plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 hours.
• While the dough is rising, fry the bacon until extra crisp, reserving 1/4 cup of the bacon fat. Let bacon cool on a paper towel and then crumble into bits.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 or 10-inch tube pan. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese and a few tablespoons of bacon onto the bottom of the tube pan.
• Gently punch down on the risen dough to release the air bubbles. Take half of the dough and form it into 1-inch size balls, dipping each one into the reserved bacon fat before placing into the bottom of the tube pan. There should be an even layer of dough balls in the bottom of the tube pan with about a thumbs space between each one. Sprinkle dough balls with 1-1/4 cups cheese and half of the remaining bacon bits. Form remaining dough into 1-inch size balls, dip in remaining bacon fat and place on top of the first layer in the tube pan. Sprinkle dough balls evenly with remaining cheese and bacon bits.
• Place tube pan on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted and crisp on top.
• Let cool for just 5 minutes before running a knife around the edges of the bread and inverting it onto a serving plate. Serve warm or cooled.

BACON CHEDDAR MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix Herb Dipping Sauce ingredients. Cover and refrigerate.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches, with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, salt, 3 tablespoons of the softened butter, the milk, egg, crumbled bacon and cheese. Mixture will be crumbly. Using hands, work the mixture until thick dough forms. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place balls in loaf pan. Drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with sauce.

BACON MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, and saute 4 minutes or until golden.
• Heat bacon according to package directions until crisp; crumble.
• Combine bacon, Parmesan cheese, and onion mixture.
• Cut each biscuit into fourths; dip biscuit pieces into 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Arrange one third of biscuit pieces in bottom of a lightly greased 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Sprinkle with half of bacon mixture. Repeat layers once; top with remaining one-third biscuit pieces.
• Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until golden.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a serving platter; and serve immediately.